Definition of 'acronym'
Word forms: plural acronyms
countable noun
An acronym is a word
composed of the first letters of the words in a phrase,
especially when this is used as a name. An example of an acronym is 'NATO', which is made up
of the first letters of the 'North
Atlantic
Treaty Organization'.
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Word Frequency
acronym in British English
noun
a pronounceable name made up of a
series of
initial
letters or parts of words; for
example, UNESCO for the
United
Nations
Educational,
Scientific, and
Cultural
Organization
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acronymically (ˌacroˈnymically)
adverb
Word origin
C20: from acro- + -onymWord Frequency
acronym in American English
US
noun
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Derived forms
acronymic (ˌacroˈnymic)
adjective
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acronym
British English: acronym
/ˈækrənɪm/ NOUN
An acronym is a word made of the initial letters of the words in a phrase, especially when this is the name of an organization such as NATO.
- American English: acronym
- Arabic: اِسْم مُخْتَصَر
- Brazilian Portuguese: acrônimo
- Chinese: 首字母缩写词
- Croatian: akronim
- Czech: akronym
- Danish: akronym
- Dutch: acroniem
- European Spanish: acrónimo
- Finnish: kirjainlyhenne
- French: sigle
- German: Akronym
- Greek: αρκτικόλεξο
- Italian: acronimo
- Japanese: 頭字語
- Korean: 두문자어
- Norwegian: akronym
- Polish: akronim
- European Portuguese: acrónimo
- Romanian: acronim
- Russian: аббревиатура
- Latin American Spanish: acrónimo
- Swedish: akronym
- Thai: ตัวย่อ
- Turkish: kısaltma
- Ukrainian: акронім
- Vietnamese: từ viết tắt
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